Senate 1931-34 (District 67)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Kittson, Marshall, Roseau
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
8/25/1882
Birth Place:
Bartlett Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Todd
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/27/1968
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Wm., Bill
| Alternate Spelling of Last Name: Peterson |
City of Residence (when first elected):
Lancaster
Occupation (when first elected):
Practicing Law/Formerly Taught School; Watertown and Richfield, Minnesota/Former Principal, Watertown School
EDUCATION
Vendale Public Schools; Elementary School;
Verndale High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1898
St. Cloud Normal School; College Graduate; 1903
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; Night School; Admitted to the Bar, 1909
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Kittson County, Minnesota (County Fair Board, many years);
1??? to 1???
Municipal Attorney:
Lancaster, Minnesota (Village Legal Counsel);
1??? to 1???
School Board/Administration:
Lancaster, Minnesota (School District Legal Counsel);
1??? to 1???
Military:
Kittson County, Minnesota (World War II, Draft Board, and County Bond Drive Committee, Chair);
194? to 19??
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Esther (married in 1910)
Children:
Three children: Esther Ann, Katherine, and Carley (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Toensing lists his last name as Peterson. The Minnesota Legislative Manuals, In Memoriam, and the Minneosta Journals of the Senate list Petersen.
"He continued to be active in Republican party politics." (In Memoriam, 1969, p. 13)
He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Shrine, and the Scottish Rite.
He died in Karlstad, Minnesota.